}

Right curly bracket

ASCII Code: 125•Category: brackets

The right curly bracket (}) closes code blocks, object definitions, and grouped expressions in programming languages, completing the fundamental structure that enables organized, readable code.

Technical Details

ASCII Code: 125
HTML Entity: }
Hexadecimal: 0x7D
Binary: 01111101
Octal: 175

Usage & Examples

Programming

char symbol = '}'; // ASCII 125

HTML/Web

} or }

Common Uses

bracketcurlybracecloseprogrammingcodeobjectjsoncss

How to Type This Character

Windows

Alt Code:

Hold Alt and type125 on numeric keypad

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Mac

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About the Right curly bracket

Code Block Closure

Essential for defining the end of functions, classes, conditionals, and loops in programming. The closing brace ensures proper code structure, enabling compilers and interpreters to understand program flow and scope.

Object Completion

Closes JavaScript objects, JSON data structures, and hash tables, completing the data encapsulation that enables modern web applications, APIs, and database operations.

Scope Management

Defines the end of variable scope in programming languages, controlling memory management and variable access. Critical for preventing memory leaks and maintaining code organization in complex applications.

Template Systems

Completes template expressions in web frameworks, CSS preprocessors, and content management systems, enabling dynamic content generation and responsive design across digital platforms.

History of the Right curly bracket

1600s

Mathematical Notation

Mathematicians paired closing braces with opening braces to create balanced groupings in complex expressions, establishing the principle of matched delimiters.

1972

C Language Standard

The C programming language established the opening-closing brace pattern for code blocks, creating the template that influenced decades of programming language design.

1990s

Web Development

CSS and JavaScript made closing braces fundamental to web development, ensuring proper style rule completion and object definition across billions of web pages.

2000s

IDE Integration

Modern code editors added automatic brace matching and closing, reducing syntax errors and improving developer productivity across all programming languages.

2010s

Mobile Development

Mobile app development platforms adopted brace-based syntax, extending the pattern to iOS, Android, and cross-platform development frameworks.

Cultural Impact

The closing curly brace became the silent guardian of code integrity, ensuring that every opened structure is properly closed, enabling the reliable software systems that power modern digital life.

Usage Examples

Function Definition

Example

function processData() { const result = transform(data); return result; }

Closes function scope and completes code block structure

CSS Rules

Example

.header { background: linear-gradient(45deg, blue, purple); }

Completes CSS styling rule for web page elements

JSON Objects

Example

{ "user": { "name": "Alice", "permissions": ["read", "write"] } }

Closes nested object structures in data format

Conditional Blocks

Example

if (authenticated) { loadUserData(); showDashboard(); }

Completes conditional logic structure in programming